The voluntary settlement of disputes between parties is favored by New Jersey courts and therefore, courts will enforce agreements if the parties were fully informed and knowingly assumed the obligations set out in the agreement. The agreements must not be unconscionable or fraudulent, nor did one party or the other […]
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A Possible New Avenue Of Relief For Victims of Assault By Non-Family Members
June 22, 2016 | by Bonnie FrostAt Baylor University in Waco, Texas, the head football coach has recently been fired over the way he and his staff handled accusations of sexual assault and dating violence on the part of football players on his team. He and his staffers are accused of running interference for their players, […]
Spouses: Your Marital Settlement Agreements Really Are Enforceable
June 22, 2016 | by Matheu NunnAs published in the New Jersey Law Journal, June 17, 2016 Partner, Matheu D. Nunn addresses the enforceability of Marital Settlement Agreements in discussing two, recent published decisions – Quinn v. Quinn and Bisbing v. Bisbing. Click here to read the article in its entirety.
Many people think that oral agreements are not binding, when in fact that is not the case. The difficulty comes when one party wishes to enforce the terms and the other does not, or there is a discrepancy as to what the exact terms of the agreement are. When that […]